2 papers
physics.bio-ph2026
Size and shape of terrestrial animals
Neelima Sharma, Madhusudhan Venkadesan
Natural selection for terrestrial locomotion has yielded unifying patterns in the body shape of legged animals, often manifesting as scaling laws. One such pattern appears in the f…
physics.bio-ph2025
Transverse contributions to the longitudinal stiffness of the human foot
Ali Yawar, Lucia Korpas, Shreyas Mandre +1
Humans rely on foot stiffness to withstand the propulsive forces of walking and running. Skeletal adaptations that increase foot stiffness include the medial longitudinal arch (MLA…